August 4, 2026

 

 

In 76, Lost In France, on RCA, rose to No.9,

with two hits in 77, both on RCA,

being –  More Than A Lover, peaking at No.27

and gold selling  It’s A Heartache, a Top 4 play.

 

In 79, Married Men, on RCA, reached No.35.

And in 83, Total Eclipse Of The Heart, on CBS,

became a gold selling US and UK No.1, and

Faster Than The Speed Of Night, made No.43 on CBS.

 

Also in 83, Have You Ever Seen The Rain

made No.47, on CBS.

And in 84, A Rockin’ Good Way, on Epic,

gave Shaky & Bonnie, a Top 5 success.

 

In 85, Holding Out For A Hero, on CBS was No.2.

and Loving You’s A Dirty Job But

Somebody’s Gotta Do It, on CBS, made No.73

with Todd Rundgren’s guest vocals imput.

 

In 91, Holding Out For A Hero, on Total, was a No.69.

And in 96, Making Love ( Out Of Nothing At All),

on East West, peaked at No.45.

And in 08, Total Eclipse Of The Heart, a No.57, on RCA.

 

Thank you for the great music 

R.I.P.   Bonnie Tyler  1951 – 2026

 

 

 

 

written by Harriet Blackbury 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In 68, Black Magic Woman, on Blue Horizon, made No.37,

being the first UK hit for Fleetwood Mac.

And in 77, La Belle Epoque , on Harvest,

had a gold selling Top 2 with Black Is Black.

 

In 86, Have You Ever Had It So Blue, rose to No.14

for Style Council, on Polydor.

And in 96, The Day We Caught The Train, on MCA,

took Ocean Colour Scene to the Top 4.

 

In 82, Inside Out, gave Odyssey

a Top 3 on RCA.

And in 85, China Crisis, on Virgin,

reached No.14 with Black Man Ray.

 

In 69, White Room, on Polydor,

for Cream, peaked at No.28.

And in 86, True Colours, gave Cyndi Lauper

a US No.1 and UK No.12, on Portrait.

 

In 67, Procol Harum, had a 6 week No.1 on Deram,

with A Whiter Shade Of Pale.

And in 72, reaching No.13, this time on Magnifly,

for a second time came, A Whiter  Shade Of Pale.

 

In 66, Paint It Black, on Decca,

gave The Rolling Stones, a US and UK No.1 glow.

And in 95, Dreams, for Wild Colour,

rose to No.25, on Perfecto.

 

written by Harriet Blackbury

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